Nov 03 At least 11 injured by severe storms in Oklahoma as tens of thousands of homes lose power By Associated Press Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power. Continue reading
Nov 02 Grand Teton’s beloved Grizzly No. 399 mourned after she was struck and killed by a vehicle By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press During her nearly three decades roaming the snowy wilderness of the Teton Range, Grizzly No. 399 became a beloved mama bear with millions of parkgoers following her yearly adventures and her ever-growing family tree. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Trump and Harris try to energize voters in final days of campaigning In our news wrap Saturday, Trump and Harris spent the day in battleground states, Israel’s military says it captured a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, Spain is sending 10,000 more responders to Valencia in the aftermath of deadly floods, a… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 6:25 Why anti-transgender political ads are dominating the airwaves this election By Laura Barrón-López, Lorna Baldwin, Sam Lane, Joshua Barajas, Satvi Sunkara If you’ve watched TV this month, you’ve likely seen campaign ads supporting Donald Trump by attacking Kamala Harris over transgender issues. From Oct. 7 to Oct. 20, Trump’s campaign and pro-Trump groups spent an estimated $95 million on ads, more… Continue watching
Nov 02 Ex-Louisville officer convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Labor Department releases final jobs report before election In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department released its final jobs report before the election, the death toll from flooding in Spain spiked to at 205 with many still missing, New Delhi's air quality plummeted as smoke from firecrackers… Continue watching
Nov 01 Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their closing argument before Election Day By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day. Continue reading
Nov 01 Republicans more skeptical than Democrats of nationwide election vote counts, AP-NORC poll finds By Christine Fernando, Linley Sanders, Associated Press The nation's deep partisan divisions extend to trust in the vote tallies for this year's election. A new poll finds that Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats that ballots will be counted accurately. Continue reading
Nov 01 U.S. employers added only 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press America's employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. Continue reading
Oct 31 Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges in Georgia racketeering case By Associated Press The 33-year-old Grammy winning artist, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, entered his pleas without reaching a deal with prosecutors after negotiations between the two sides broke down, lead prosecutor Adriane Love said. Continue reading